Being a Means of Grace


Being a Means of Grace
There is a saying used by some that says, “the End, justifies the Means”.
I do not know what all is meant by that statement, especially as it is used in various situations, but if the End you desire is- imparted grace towards another human being, then you being the ‘means’, by which that grace is imparted, seems very justifiable.

Jesus Christ, was sent by God the Father of all Creation, into this world to be The Means of Grace to all who are lost in sin and departed from the fellowship of God.  When he lay down his life sacrificially for all who believe in Him, Jesus clearly passed on his work to those who followed after. “Go out into all the world” was his disciple’s first commission, and ever since, recipients of his grace, have been busy sharing that grace with others.

You might say, “well, what is grace?” Simply put, it is unmerited favor.
Before you or I ever existed on this planet, God humbled himself by putting on the bodily form of a human being, and as His Son, Jesus Christ, walked and talked among us, living and dying for the redemption of our sinful souls.
I think it would be a challenge for most of us to be willing to die for someone we loved and knew.  To be asked to die for someone we’ve never seen or met, that would take a lot of ‘grace’.

Jesus Christ, through his word and his spirit is challenging each of us every day to be the ‘vehicle’ by which ‘unmerited favor’ or ‘grace’ is bestowed to others.  Sometimes, you might not even know who you are bestowing grace upon.  There may be lives you touch on a daily basis or just once, that experience the love of Christ and his favor, through your being the Means to that End.

So many are caught up with the sins of hate, bigotry and prejudice towards people unlike themselves in some way or another, that these individuals miss out on the true mission of Christianity in being that means of God’s grace to others.  I do not merit favor from you or anyone, but I am thankful that God in his supreme love and mercy has seen fit to grant His unmerited favor to each and every one of his creations on this planet. 

·        It is my hope and prayer that everyone who believes in Jesus Christ and who appreciates his sacrificial death for them, can learn to live by being a means of grace to others.  It may be smiling at that other person you pass on the sidewalk,
·        It may be visiting the sick or weak
·        It may be sitting by that lonely person on the church pew by themselves,
·        It may be sending an email or message to encourage someone weighed down by the struggles of this life.
·        It may be reaching out to befriend someone different than yourself
·        It may be actively participating in a group effort for a good cause, even if it wasn’t designed or organized quite the way you wanted it to be
·        It may be humbly submitting your ideas in order to help another’s succeed

Let all those who claim the name of Jesus Christ, actively seek to show his grace towards others.

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